Psychosis and schizophrenia greatly impact the brain’s normal processes, which interfere with the ability to think clearly. When symptoms of these disorders are uncontrolled, patients may struggle to function in daily life. However, patients often thrive when properly diagnosed and treated under the close supervision of a psychiatric mental health practitioner. For this Assignment, as […]

Design nursing care strategies which incorporate genetic and genomic risk factors. Scenario You are feeling passionate about developing information to share with your clients. And families that have positive genetic testing results. A young couple approaches you concerned that they may have a child with Down syndrome. As both the male and female in the […]

There will be many instances where an ethical decision needs to be made during your career. Because this topic poses so may different arguments, it is important you search your own personal values first as this provides the foundation of how you make or come to an ethical decision. Your challenge this week is to write a […]

Is there a difference between “common practice” and “best practice”? When you first went to work for your current organization, experienced colleagues may have shared with you details about processes and procedures. Perhaps you even attended an orientation session to brief you on these matters. As a “rookie,” you likely kept the nature of your […]

Quite often, nurse leaders are faced with ethical dilemmas, such as those associated with choices between competing needs and limited resources. Resources are finite, and competition for those resources occurs daily in all organizations. For example, the use of 12-hour shifts has been a strategy to retain nurses. However, evidence suggests that as nurses work […]